EANS-Adhoc: ElringKlinger AG and Freudenberg Group sign agreement for sale of cylinder-head and exhaust system gasket business to ElringKlinger

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Company Information

30.09.2010

Dettingen/Erms, Weinheim (Germany), September 30, 2010 +++ The
Freudenberg Group, Weinheim, has agreed to sell its business within
the area of static metal gaskets to automotive supplier ElringKlinger
AG, Dettingen/Erms. The Static Metal Gaskets division operated by the
Freudenberg Group includes business activities centered around
cylinder-head and exhaust system gaskets. The purchase agreement was
signed this morning by both parties to the contract.

Alongside the Freudenberg subsidiary Burgmann Automotive GmbH,
Gelting, Germany, ElringKlinger will also take over a part of
Freudenberg-Meillor S.A.S., Nantiat, France, as well as Oigra Meillor
s.r.l., Turin, Italy.

Following the official authorization by the antitrust authorities and
the approval of staff representatives at the Nantiat site in France
as regards the completion of the planned takeover, the purchase
agreement was released for notarization. The planned acquisition had
been announced on July 12, 2010. Both parties have agreed not to
disclose specific details of the purchase price. It will be within a
range of 0.6 to 0.8 times expected revenue for 2011.

The transaction is to be closed at the end of the year, as a result
of which it will come into legal effect as of January 1, 2011, which
will also be the date of inclusion in the consolidated group of
ElringKlinger.

In acquiring the static-metal-gaskets business from the Freudenberg
Group, ElringKlinger intends to expand its international position in
the area of cylinder-head gaskets and highly heat-resistant specialty
gaskets for engines and exhaust systems. In the area of specialty
gaskets, the overall portfolio will be extended to include several
additional products, e.g. within the turbocharger and exhaust
recirculation segment. At the same time, the company's market
position will be strengthened significantly in France and Italy in
particular. In fiscal 2011 as a whole, the acquisition is expected to
contribute around EUR 49 million to Group sales. ElringKlinger
anticipates that the operating margin can be brought closer to that
of its own Group level by 2012.

The ElringKlinger Group's cylinder-head and specialty gaskets
divisions generated revenue of EUR 150 million as part of original
equipment sales to automobile manufacturers in 2009, corresponding to
more than one quarter of total Group revenue.

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Further inquiry note:

For further information, please contact:

ElringKlinger AG Investor Relations / PR

Max-Eyth-Straße 2, 72581 Dettingen/Erms

Phone: +49 (0)7123-724-137

Fax: +49 (0)7123-724-641

E-mail: stephan.haas@elringklinger.de

Branche: Automotive Equipment
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